Word on the New York radio forum here has this station now broadcasting on 1530. That's one notch up-dial from its former 1520. They're still licensed as a strict daytimer, sorta swapping nighttime protection vis a vis WCKY (rather than WWKBW) for more daytime power and omni.
Two old logbooks here, one from the 60's and one from the 70's, had them situated at 1000 watts omni. But I recall seeing three towers off the Northern State Parkway that had to be theirs -- and that they were once 10,000 watts as 'WTHE'. So they and those calls have been all over the perimeters of NYC for a long while now.
Since local WMBT in Shenandoah left the air for good some years ago -- I can't locate the date -- the vacant 1530 has been pretty good DX-wise. Even when WMBT was ON it was off all day once in commemoration of the Jan 8 1996 Nor'easter and I logged a few 1520's. WMBT's satellite dish got buried, plus the studios were way up on a winter-unfriendly hill in Shenandoah Heights.
WJDM (Radio Cantico) should be a good SSS catch for those west of me. It'd also be a rarity : a Long Island-licensed station with the tower on the Island as well -- and omni.
Lemme hear how it works out! 73!
Two old logbooks here, one from the 60's and one from the 70's, had them situated at 1000 watts omni. But I recall seeing three towers off the Northern State Parkway that had to be theirs -- and that they were once 10,000 watts as 'WTHE'. So they and those calls have been all over the perimeters of NYC for a long while now.
Since local WMBT in Shenandoah left the air for good some years ago -- I can't locate the date -- the vacant 1530 has been pretty good DX-wise. Even when WMBT was ON it was off all day once in commemoration of the Jan 8 1996 Nor'easter and I logged a few 1520's. WMBT's satellite dish got buried, plus the studios were way up on a winter-unfriendly hill in Shenandoah Heights.
WJDM (Radio Cantico) should be a good SSS catch for those west of me. It'd also be a rarity : a Long Island-licensed station with the tower on the Island as well -- and omni.
Lemme hear how it works out! 73!